. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. TIIK SIIAUI'-HIIINNKI) HAWK. 187 Louirtinnii, lins-lnff sliot if tliorc in July. In tlic MiiMlc and Nortlicni States it fairly coMniion in snitahic localities, an<l the Hanic IioIiIh ^iinil in the Unck}' .Monntain rcj^ion and tlio inoinitains (if the I'acilic. coast, wlicic it is known to hrcc(i from ("alifornia to Alaska. It is not nncomnion in the Iiiiilicr monntain rc^i'ions of Arizona, and has Itccn met with in similar localities in Lowe
. Life histories of North American birds with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. TIIK SIIAUI'-HIIINNKI) HAWK. 187 Louirtinnii, lins-lnff sliot if tliorc in July. In tlic MiiMlc and Nortlicni States it fairly coMniion in snitahic localities, an<l the Hanic IioIiIh ^iinil in the Unck}' .Monntain rcj^ion and tlio inoinitains (if the I'acilic. coast, wlicic it is known to hrcc(i from ("alifornia to Alaska. It is not nncomnion in the Iiiiilicr monntain rc^i'ions of Arizona, and has Itccn met with in similar localities in Lower Cali- fornia. It HceniH to Im( a renlar smnmer visitor thronjiliont tlu* sontliern portions of the Dominion of (!anaila, while in tho interior of IJritish North America it hree(ls at least as far north as latitnde (I'i^; Mr. \{. Kennicott takiny its nest an (1 ejftfs near l''ort Uesolntion, on the shores of the (Jreat tSlave Lak Ivc, on .Mnx l(i, 1H(U), and Mr. J. Lockhart, of the Hav ('omi)anv, found it lireed ies(f tt'entlemen th pan in<( in the same locality in dime, ISi;;}. The e<i';4s taken l)y tl ar(i in the II. S. National Museum collection. Mr. li. H. l{oss noticed it nlso at t'ort, Simpson on tluf Mackenzie Hiver, in about latitndtf (!.'$^. In tlu« northern of their rnn' as far north as latitude 40°, the majority jiassin^i' farther south. Tilt' southward migration takes place in tin? latter part of Septeud)er and the heifinninfT of Octolier. Dr. A. K. Fisher tells me of havinf>' seen .several liun (lre(| of these birds at this time in on(^ day's tramp, the majority of them Hjinjf r homes alii>ut the latter part of March or 111;.-! I lev return to tl leir summ( the days in April. couray ease. TIk! Sharp-shimu'd Hawk, thoufih small in size, is fidl of dash and (', freiiuently attackini>' liirds as large as itself and killing them with Like its larj-er relatives, the- vicious (!ooiier's Hawk and (ioshawk, it lias very destructi
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